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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Beginnings: Arrival and Meeting Miss Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age does Margaret discover she was a twin, and that this twin died at birth?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Five.
(c) As an adult, as she is narrating this book.
(d) Ten.

2. When Vida Winter cries out a name, Margaret realizes that she and Winter have something in common. What is it?
(a) They are related; both share a common ancestor.
(b) They have both studied spells of "dark arts" from the 13th century.
(c) Neither had a happy childhood because of an emotionless mother.
(d) They both grieve the loss of a twin.

3. Where does the first meeting between Margaret Lea and Vida Winter take place?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the hallway outside Margaret's bedroom, late at night.
(c) In Winter's library.
(d) On the moors, outside the house.

4. Who meets Margaret at the door of Miss Winter's house?
(a) A cranky, impolite butler named Jansen.
(b) Miss Winter, herself.
(c) A young child who holds a large black dog on a leash.
(d) Judith, the housekeeper.

5. In the beginning of the book, who has sent Margaret a surprising letter?
(a) Vida Winter, an author.
(b) Margaret's twin, separated from Margaret for years.
(c) Vida Winter's daughter.
(d) The manager of Vida Winter's estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first question Margaret asks Vida WInter?

2. The following can be said about the bookshop:

3. Vida Winter is a prolific and well-known author. Besides her fame, what can be said about her physical appearance?

4. Where, and with whom, will Margaret eat her meals?

5. What promise does Margaret ask of Winter before committing to the writing of her biography?

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